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Genome of ancient Ethiopian tells of back-to-Africa migration

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Genome of ancient Ethiopian tells of back-to-Africa migration

Comparing DNA extracted from an ancient Ethiopian skeleton with modern examples shows some of our ancestors migrated back to Africa from Eurasia 3000 years ago

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Elephants almost never get cancer thanks to multiple gene copies

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Elephants almost never get cancer thanks to multiple gene copies

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Generation gap

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Ape fossils put the origin of humanity at 10 million years ago

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Ape fossils put the origin of humanity at 10 million years ago

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Slow cyclists gain advantage from schooling like fish

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Slow cyclists gain advantage from schooling like fish

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Our knack for remembering faces is a highly evolved skill

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Our knack for remembering faces is a highly evolved skill

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Ears of early humans could hear frequencies used in speech

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Ears of early humans could hear frequencies used in speech

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Bumblebees cope with climate change by evolving shorter tongues

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Bumblebees cope with climate change by evolving shorter tongues

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America's oldest decapitated head reveals strange burial ritual

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America's oldest decapitated head reveals strange burial ritual

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Morality 2.0: How manipulating our minds could save the world

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Morality 2.0: How manipulating our minds could save the world

Our moral instincts are failing to cope with the dilemmas of the modern world. Is it time to use tricks, pills or brain zaps to hack this outdated mind set?

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Divers return to famous Antikythera wreck to hunt for treasures

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Huge relative of first fish to crawl on land has a lung

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Buzz words: How language creates your emotions

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Why did sex evolve? Blame an ancient hook-up

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